Rail tie and fastener



June 23, 1925. I 1,543,162

y L. R. JENKINS RAIL TIE AND FASTENER Filed Jul 1e 24, 1924 awumlioz (mam fit) Patented June 23, 1925.

UNITED STATES LLOYD R. JENKINS, OF BRUIN, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

Application filed June 24, 1924.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LLOYD R. JENKINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bruin, in the county of Butler and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Rail Tie and Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a rail tie and fastener whereby the rails of the railway track can be held against spreading and, at the same time, will be held securely in position relative to each other.

A further object is to provide a structure of this character utilizing the rail chairs which are adjustably connected to the connecting tie bar of the device so as to cooperate with the ends of the bar to firmly grip the rails.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of the structure applied to two rails, a portion of the tie bar being broken away.

Fig. 2 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section of the structure shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33, Fig. 2.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the base portion of the rail chair, the same being provided near one end with spaced parallel slots 2 extending longitudinally of the base. The other end of the base is formed with an over- 5 hanging jaw 3 adapted to receive and fit snugly upon the outer base flange of a rail It. That portion of the chair on which the rail rests is preferably flat and smooth as shown at at but the remainder of the top surface of the base is formed with transverse ribs 5.

The tie has been shown at 6 and has its end portions provided on the bottom face Serial No. 722,1 10.

with transverse ribs 7 adapted to engage the ribs 5. The ends of the bar are so shaped as to fit snugly against the inner base flanges and the inner sides of the webs of the rails.

The length of bar 6 is equal to the distance between the webs of the rails. Thus by placing the rails on the respective chairs with the jaws 3 engaging the outer sides thereof and then inserting bar 6 between the rails with its ends abutting against them, said rails will be properly spaced. By then fastening together the bar' and the bases 1 of the chairs, the rails will be held securely against spreading or tilting. The means employed for fastening the parts together-consists of bolts 8 extended through the slots 2 in the bases 1 and upwardly through openings 9 in the bar 6. Obviously the slots 2 will have a limited adjustment of the chairs relative to the bar 6 to adapt the structure to rails of different sizes.

For the purpose of saving material and lightening the structure without sacrificing strength, recesses 10 are preferably formed in the top of bar 6 at the center and ends thereof and also in the tops of the jaws 3 as shown. It will be noted that the inner ends of the bases 1 form shoulders or abutments between which the material of the roadbed will project. Thus the tie will be prevented from creeping in the direction of its length.

hat is claimed is 'A rail tie and fastener including a bar having its ends shaped for snug engagement with the inner base flanges and webs of rails to be connected, transverse ribs on the bottom of the bar, chairs including bases extending under the bar and jaws overhanging the outer base flange of the rails, transverse ribs upon the bases, and means extending through the bases and the bar for holding them adjustably connected, the inner ends of the bases forming abutments for gripping a roadbed there between.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LLOYD R. JENKI S, 

